Originally Posted by
anthony210
If my company decides to pick up freight from Amerijet there is nothing I can do about it as a non union airline. If I were to refuse to fly, I would be fired on the spot most likely, and your union will do nothing about it. They wont pay my bills and they wont get me a new job.
Will the IBT get me a new job when they fire me for refusing to fly? Will the IBT pay my bills? With no protection there isnt much I can do for you besides support you in other ways.
If the Aeroservice guys volunteered then shame on them but if their company assigned them the trip with no union there isnt much they can do. That goes for any company with no union... You cant expect someone to tow the line for you with everything to lose and nothing to gain. If they refuse they get fired and there wont be any union paying them, nor will the union get them a new job.
Anthony, I have to disagree. There are only two things in life you can give away by being stupid.
First, your licenses by breaking the FAR's or letting someone pressure you into it if you want to keep your job.
The second is your dignity and self respect. You do that by crossing a picket line. Because someone says, "fly it or else."
You can rationalize all you want, but the simple fact is once you do it, the next time, they'll hit you with the same threat. What will you do then/ Refuse? They'll remind you of what you did before. Then one day you'll wale up and find your life has been a career of crap jobs, where you've spent your life caving in and compromising your principals for a paycheck.
How can I say that? Simple. I've walked away from those jobs. The feeling of self worth as I walked out the door was immeasurable. And today, I can look back at those people who threatened me, who are STILL trying to make it in the "big leagues."
We can't make your decision for you. The measure of a man is how he faces adversity. The Amerijet pilots are showing the world what they are made of.
As for you?
You decide.